# Copy SSH Keys to Remote Server (for password-less access) # # More information copying SSH Keys to remote servers can be found at, https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/Keys. # Method One is to create a simple script. # I typically create the script in my ~/.bin and symbolically it to my /usr/local/sbin. # $ touch ~/.bin/copykeys.sh # $ chmod +x ~/.bin/copykeys.sh # $ nano ~/.bin/copykeys.sh # $ sudo ln -s /home/yourusername/.bin/copykeys.sh /usr/local/sbin/copy-ssh-key #!/bin/bash echo "Copying local SSH Key to $1..." echo "Example Usage: copy-ssh-key username@hostname.com" cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh $1 "cat - >> .ssh/authorized_keys" echo "Your Public SSH Key was copied to $1." exit # Second Method is use the Copy Keys script available via the Repositories (Debian/Ubuntu0 ssh-copy-id @